CVE-2010-3311

Description

Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43700 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2116 vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:201 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623625
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3311?
CVE-2010-3311 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3311?
To fix CVE-2010-3311, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3311 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3311 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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